Caritas - Friday evening - Willow's Birthday!

[bluth-illusions.livejournal.com]

Caritas was filled with the typical trappings of a party. Balloons, a table for presents, Tino wearing a pointy paper hat, baked goods, and a dance floor. Yes, a dance floor. It was a special occasion, after all. It wasn't every day that GOB received bribes to let people install a dance floor.

Yes, it was time for a birthday party.

A party for the annoying redhead who does radio.

That's why GOB was drinking tonight.

[OOC: Posted early just because. People at the bar, please mod the guy wearing the paper hat. Tino, that is. GOB is not wearing a hat. Yet.]

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Presents!

[bluth-illusions.livejournal.com]

Leave a gift for the birthday girl.

Re: Presents!

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

Annette left a pink and black gift bag for Willow, decorated pretty with three (http://www.pajamamania.com/product3833.html) individually (http://www.pajamamania.com/product1802.html) wrapped (http://www.pajamamania.com/product3843.html) items inside.

The card attachment read:

Happy Birthday Willow!
Love,
Dick and Annette

Re: Presents!

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel left a small box (https://shop.thehungersite.com/store/item.do?itemId=26457&siteId=220&sourceId=17&sourceClass=Category&index=41) and a larger box (https://shop.thehungersite.com/store/item.do?itemId=27032&siteId=220&sourceId=27033&sourceClass=MatchingItem&index=2), both wrapped in bright paper with ribbons.

The card read:
Happy Birthday Willow!
Best Wishes!
Isabel

Re: Presents!

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker dropped off a small box wrapped in aquamarine (http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0002IT12I.01-A3OYE4T34TRXAE._AA280_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg), a very obvious CD (http://www.amazon.com/Book-Secrets-Loreena-McKennitt/dp/B000002NHN), and two other (http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/drives/8714/) boxes (http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/7d34/). The card with them said:

Make your own magic this coming year. Thanks for being a good friend, and helping with orchids (and other things). Happy 17th!

Parker

Re: Presents!

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Billy left a wrapped parcel (http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Useless-Information-William-Hartston/dp/1402208286) on the table. He hoped she liked it.

Re: Presents!

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair dropped off a flat package (http://www.amazon.com/School-Supplies-Poems-Aladdin-Picture/dp/0689835698/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-3981972-7890311?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1174691516&sr=1-1) and a basket of assorted school goodies (http://www.bigfoot.k12.wi.us/store/supplies/school.jpg).

Re: Presents!

[needsaparrot]

Xander's gift was wrapped in the color Sunday comics sections of several mainland newspapers, because he was Xander. Inside was something that looked a lot like this. Only without the contents because ahahahaha no.

His other gift was that Jeremiah was not here.

Re: Presents!

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

Giles dropped off his gift -- a crystal ball and a gift certificate to the Magic Box.

It was, coincidentally, what he'd sent to the Willow back home as well.

Re: Presents!

[bluth-illusions.livejournal.com]

GOB didn't leave a present. THERE WAS A DANCE FLOOR. WHAT ELSE COULD SHE WANT?

Re: Presents!

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders dropped off a large wrapped package (http://www.lnt.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1763167&cp=1331607.1331947.1332250&view=all&parentPage=family), and two metal figurines of Artemis and Athena in a wicker basket, with a note:

To my cooking study buddy -- hope this stuff comes in useful. I swear I'll stop smoking sometime soon.

Anders

Re: Presents!

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

The djinn does not leave a present. Or an IOU. Because, well. Evil demon.

Re: Presents!

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely stood by the table.

With a box.

Attached to his crotch.

This couldn't end well.

Re: Presents!

[smartestone]

Hermione leaves a book-sized wrapped package, which might kind of be a homework planner that yells at you to remember things. Not that Willow would have that problem.

Re: Presents!

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

One thing about going into space? You get some really nifty things.

Some of them gifts for a certain someone who would probably geek out to know that there is the outers space equivilent of "Staples".

Re: Presents!

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

Mel swings by with a gift (http://i14.ebayimg.com/02/i/06/ed/34/c8_1_b.JPG) that she is still playing out at the Magic Box and something funky (http://www.elope.com/elopecostume/images/A1503.jpg) that she hopes Willow will like.

Re: Presents!

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

Tori placed one small box (http://www.argenti.com/images/Jewelery/Filligree/R14s.JPG) on the table, followed by another slightly larger box (http://www.dragonweave.com/images/ce/celtic-knot-necklace.jpg).

Attached to the boxes was an envelope, containing a card:

Happy Happy Birthday Willow!
I hope you had a wonderful day!
Love,
Tori

Re: Presents!

[demonbelthazor]

Bel showed up a little late, nursing an Anders-inspired hangover. He left a box for Willow.

The Stage!

[bluth-illusions.livejournal.com]

Sing! Dance! Perform! Amuse the birthday girl, dammit!

Re: The Stage!

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

Annette wished Neil was there; he was the only one she knew who could do the Lindy Hop. Being that their similiar backgrounds as far as society went, she knew he would know all the social dances. It would be fun to dance for Willow. Plus, the Lindy Hop was so much fun!

Instead? Annette sang the traditional birthday song. Too bad she still wasn't aware that she really couldn't sing.

"Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Willow!
Happy Birthday to you!"

She clapped and squeed and then stepped down off the stage.

Re: The Stage!

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Why not sing? Parker's still trying to stay distracted, and something upbeat for Willow's birthday is as much a present as a bracelet. So, she grins, gets up, and takes a breath-- then breaks into:

I am unwritten, can't read my mind,
I'm undefined
I'm just beginning, the pen's in my hand,
ending unplanned

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

Oh, oh, oh

I break tradition, sometimes my tries,
are outside the lines
We've been conditioned to not make mistakes,
but I can't live that way

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is still unwritten

Oh, yeah, yeah

"Happy birthday, Willow," Parker called from the stage.

Re: The Stage!

[exwatcher.livejournal.com]

After several glasses of scotch, the idea of getting up on stage didn't seem nearly as bad as it had before.

Borrowing a guitar from one of the zombies (and that was a sentence Giles thought he would never use) and began to sing.

If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me
For I must be travelling on now
There's too many places I gotta see
And if I stay here with you girl
Things just wouldn't be the same
For I'm as free as a bird now
And this bird you cannot change
And the bird you cannot change
And the bird you cannot change
Lord knows I can't change

Bye bye it's been sweet love
Though this feeling I can't change
Please don't take it so bad now
Cause lord knows I'm to blame

And if I stay here with you girl
Things just couldn't be the same
For I'm as free as a bird now
And this bird you cannot change
And the bird you cannot change
And the bird you cannot change
Lord knows I can't change

The Bar!

[bluth-illusions.livejournal.com]

Mod Tino for drinks and mingle. If you really want to talk to GOB for some reason, ping me in e-mail, please, as I am totally turning off notifications.

Re: The Bar!

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Two nights of dancing in a row, and Parker's problem with Caritas solved for the evening. Yay!

The Dance Floor!

[bluth-illusions.livejournal.com]

Dance! Dance! Dance! And make GOB hate you for it. Dance floor courtesy of Xander.

Re: The Dance Floor!

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"THERE'S A DANCE FLOOR!!!!!!"

It's possible that Willow's voice could only be heard by dogs.

Cupcakes!

[bluth-illusions.livejournal.com]

In lieu of one big cake, there are a whole lot of small cakes, approximately cup-sized. Cupcakes courtesy of Anders.

Re: Cupcakes!

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

"Oooh, pretty." Annette took one and nibbled. She hadn't eaten dinner so was a little hungry.

OOC!

[bluth-illusions.livejournal.com]

If you really really need me for anything, please e-mail me. Although I may be slow. Have fun, you crazy kids!

Re: OOC!

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

STEVE HOLT!